Dream Defenders inside Capitol: 'We're going to be here a while'

As many people at Florida's Capitol started heading home for the weekend, more than 70 young people were preparing to stay.

The Dream Defenders, a group made of up mostly of college students, settled in outside Gov. Rick Scott's office Tuesday and have had a presence there ever since.

Scott, who was not in Tallahassee for much of the sit-in, met with the group Thursday evening — the third day of the protest — to discuss its demand for a special session of the Legislature to repeal Florida's "stand your ground" law.

Scott defended the ruling of a special task force that backed the law, prompting a continuation of the protest.

As the Dream Defenders prepared for the weekend, an anonymous supporter from Washington, D.C., sent enough pizza to feed all 70 protesters. Other supporters sent pillows and blankets, soap, toothbrushes and other hygiene products.

Nailah Summers, president of the University of Florida chapter of the Dream Defenders, spent the night inside the Capitol on Thursday. She described Scott as "out of touch" and added that she was not surprised by his defense of the law.